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Title: Seedling vigor and stand establishment: transcriptome profiling of sugar beet under temperature stress

Author
item ALZOHAIRY, S - Michigan State University
item McGrath, Jon

Submitted to: Annual Beet Sugar Development Foundation Research Report
Publication Type: Research Notes
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/1/2014
Publication Date: 6/1/2014
Citation: Alzohairy, S., McGrath, J.M. 2014. Seedling vigor and stand establishment: transcriptome profiling of sugar beet under temperature stress. [CD-ROM]. 2013 Annual Beet Sugar Development Foundation Research Report. Denver, Colorado: Beet Sugar Development Foundation.

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Technical Abstract: In Michigan, an average of 60% of sugar beet seeds germinate and survive to harvest under field conditions, and planting occurs in early spring when soil temperatures approach 55 deg F (~12 deg C). Large temperature deviations above or below that may induce heat or cold stress that may be lead to a reduction in germination and consequently reduced crop productivity. Under low temperature, only four germplasms showed 50% or greater germination by 96 hours. Interestingly, the best cold-germination germplasm was SP7322, the pollen parent of the former widely grown ‘US H20’ hybrid. Other accessions in this set included SR w/EL (EL-A024974), 04B134 (Bvm nema / sel Bay City) (EL-A024984), and 95HS2/sel x 07-5E (EL-A027013). These four genotypes have been introduced into germplasm enhancement program for cold tolerance genotypes.